Boeing, AT&T reports due Wednesday; Yahoo up late

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Wednesday morning earnings reports from Boeing and AT&T and a better-than-expected update from Yahoo late Tuesday will likely spark action in the shares of all three companies.

Wednesday earnings reports expected

Boeing Co.BA, -0.40%
: The aerospace company is projected to post $1.97 a share in the third quarter, according to a consensus survey by FactSet.

VMwareVMW, +0.75%
shares slipped 0.3% to $87.90, after gaining as much as 4% following the earnings release, on moderate volume. VMware reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 87 cents a share on revenue of $1.51 billion. Analysts expected earnings of 83 cents a share on revenue of $1.5 billion.

Broadcom Corp. US:BRCM
shares rose 4.7% to $39.03 on moderate volume after the company reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of 91 cents a share on revenue of $2.26 billion. Analysts expected earnings of 84 cents a share on revenue of $2.18 billion for the third quarter.

Southwest Airlines Co.LUV, +0.15%: Shares of the airline are up for the sixth session in a row. Southwest is slated to report quarterly results on Thursday with analysts forecasting earnings of 53 cents a share.

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